Philadelphia Eagles

In less than 12 hours, the Eagles went from expecting DeSean Jackson to try to play again to announcing the receiver would be undergoing core muscle surgery.

A dominant first half turned into a hand-wringing second one but the Eagles held on in the end, winning 22-14 over the offensively-challenged Chicago Bears.

The Eagles are 'optimistic' DeSean Jackson will be back in the lineup Sunday when the Chicago Bears visit Lincoln Financial Field.

Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins logged onto Twitter late Tuesday night to make clear he is not the anonymous player that criticized Carson Wentz and the offense last week.

A heartfelt Nelson Agholor defended himself against unfair criticism in the Eagles locker room on Tuesday.

“It starts with me, and I hold myself accountable,” the coach said Monday. “I have to do a better job, quite frankly, and I have to communicate that better to the team...”

Carson Wentz had one of his worst games as a professional, completing only 16-of-26 passes for 191 yards and turning it over three times with two fumbles and an interception.

Andre Dillard played only a handful snaps during the first five weeks of his NFL career before being thrown into the fire against the Vikings last Sunday.

An argument can be made that Wentz has had his best performances this season in losses. In Sunday's loss to the Minnesota Vikings, it was likely his best game in two years.

The Eagles offense has had to overcome many obstacles over the first five weeks of the season.